L. Nagaraj L. Krishnamurthy Rao vs University Of Mysore on 2 January, 1961
In that connection, he placed reliance upon a decision of the Mysore High Court in L. Nagaraj v. University of
Mysore, AIR 1961 Mys 164. In that case, the learn-ed Judges found that the enquiry by the Malpractice Committee was nothing more than a mere interrogation, and that it did not appear from its report that the petitioner was ever told what exactly was the suspicion entertained against him in respect of his chemistry II paper, or in what respect the University suspected him as being guilty of malpractice. That certainly is not the case here. The reasons are set out in the communication dated 26th August, 1961 with precision and particularity. In this case charges are not merely in the form of questions leaving the student guessing as to what their purpose and intendment could possibly be. The suspicions have been reduced to the form of specific charges and have been framed precisely. I think, therefore, the first requirement of natural justice as conceived by Harman.